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Message:: [QUOTE="Hobo, post: 613811, member: 11521"]Wrong! Radiloactive elements go through radioactive decay. Non-radioactive elements do not go through radioactive decay. Edit And I don't know of any radioactive element that decays into gold. None. Uranium-238 decays into radon and eventually lead but it does not decay into any precious metals. It's decay chain is: Uranium-238 -> Thorium-234 -> Protactinium-234 -> Uranium-234 -> Thorium-230 -> Radium-226 -> Radon-222 (which is what comes into your house) -> Polonium-218 -> Lead-214 -> Bismuth-214 -> Polonium-214 -> Lead-210 -> Bismuth-210 -> Polonium-210 -> Lead-206  Nope. No precious metals along that decay chain.  And what if gold or silver were radioactive? That would make jewelry, fillings, etc. dangerous. And that gold or silver coin or bullion you have stored would be decaying away over time. That means your coins and bullion bars would be getting lighter and lighter. Not good for the old investment. And it would make authenticating gold and silver coins impossible because even genuine coins would get lighter over time.  Sorry, but gold and silver are stable elements.[/QUOTE]